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Tales of the stock buyback era

SEC probes back-dated options

By John Schroy, on July 21st, 2006 | One comment
Maybe a light will go on

Back-dating of options is a side-show in the buyback-option programs that have defrauded investors for decades and that are the force supporting equities prices today. However, the SEC has not begun to investigate statements by executives that stock buybacks are beneficial for long-term investors or the link between stock-buybacks and insider trading.

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